Use the Guardian Politics API in your election app

We released the Politics API in March to prepare for the 2010 general election. We've been using it for some of our own efforts, and now we've updated the candidates and constituencies data based on today's announcement of the election on 6 May.

Usage Terms

Please remember that we're offering this service freely with some limited requirements. You must read the terms and conditions. There you'll find details on attribution requirements, access and republishing rights, and restrictions for the Politics API. By accessing and continuing to use the API, you are deemed to have accepted the terms and conditions, as they may be updated.